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Multiband behavior and non-metallic low-temperature state of K_(0.50)Na_(0.24)Fe_(1.52)Se₂

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arxiv 1604.06793 v1 pith:BDHUKGLT submitted 2016-04-22 cond-mat.supr-con cond-mat.mtrl-scicond-mat.str-el

Multiband behavior and non-metallic low-temperature state of K_(0.50)Na_(0.24)Fe_(1.52)Se₂

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We report evidence for multiband transport and an insulating low-temperature normal state in superconducting K$_{0.50}$Na$_{0.24}$Fe$_{1.52}$Se$_{2}$ with $T_{c}\approx 20$ K. The temperature-dependent upper critical field, $H_{c2}$, is well described by a two-band BCS model. The normal-state resistance, accessible at low temperatures only in pulsed magnetic fields, shows an insulating logarithmic temperature dependence as $T \rightarrow 0$ after superconductivity is suppressed. This is similar as for high-$T_{c}$ copper oxides and granular type-I superconductors, suggesting that the superconductor-insulator transition observed in high magnetic fields is related to intrinsic nanoscale phase separation.

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